Post by Radiantmist on Apr 2, 2008 20:54:40 GMT
A couple of people have asked me about how the ranking system works so I will try to explain it here.
Bungie has a great system to figure out how to set you up as a player against people of similar skill level. They've done this by separating two ways to measure it - A Matchmaking Skill and and Experience Points (EXP).
Skill Rank is unique to each Ranked playlist, and can ONLY be earned in a ranked playlist. The higher you go, the higher your rank will go u.
EXP Works very simply.Win a game, you get experience. Lose a game, you don't get any experience. Quit out of a game, and you lose an EXP point. The more games you win over time, the higher the rank you'll get as a result.
You Earn EXP in any Matchmaking playlist - both Ranked and Social, but can only increase Skill in Ranked Matchmaking.
How EXP are assigned
Free for all:
Top half (win): +1
Lose: 0
Quit: -1
Team:
Winning team: +1
Losing team: 0
Quit: -1
When you first start out, your skill level is irrelevant. When you get to 70 EXP and you are a level 10 in Skill on a Ranked list, you will become an Officer, specifically a Lieutenant. This means that you have the combined amount of experience and skill to be in this higher category. And you get the Spartan Officer Achievement as well.
Promotions
If you reach a particular number in your rank you will get what is called a field promotion. For example Say you are a Major, and you highest skill is a 32. You've been super comfortable at this level and have played awhile and now you have over 1,200 EXP. If you go on a winning streak, the moment you become a level 35, you will receive a field promotion and immediately become a Commander Grade 3.
This is hard to explain hope this has made things a little bit easier. I will try and make it easier to understand later.
Bungie has a great system to figure out how to set you up as a player against people of similar skill level. They've done this by separating two ways to measure it - A Matchmaking Skill and and Experience Points (EXP).
Skill Rank is unique to each Ranked playlist, and can ONLY be earned in a ranked playlist. The higher you go, the higher your rank will go u.
EXP Works very simply.Win a game, you get experience. Lose a game, you don't get any experience. Quit out of a game, and you lose an EXP point. The more games you win over time, the higher the rank you'll get as a result.
You Earn EXP in any Matchmaking playlist - both Ranked and Social, but can only increase Skill in Ranked Matchmaking.
How EXP are assigned
Free for all:
Top half (win): +1
Lose: 0
Quit: -1
Team:
Winning team: +1
Losing team: 0
Quit: -1
When you first start out, your skill level is irrelevant. When you get to 70 EXP and you are a level 10 in Skill on a Ranked list, you will become an Officer, specifically a Lieutenant. This means that you have the combined amount of experience and skill to be in this higher category. And you get the Spartan Officer Achievement as well.
Promotions
If you reach a particular number in your rank you will get what is called a field promotion. For example Say you are a Major, and you highest skill is a 32. You've been super comfortable at this level and have played awhile and now you have over 1,200 EXP. If you go on a winning streak, the moment you become a level 35, you will receive a field promotion and immediately become a Commander Grade 3.
This is hard to explain hope this has made things a little bit easier. I will try and make it easier to understand later.
